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Part C early intervention is a program administered under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (2004) that provides services to eligible infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families. Part C coordinators oversee the program in states. This article presents an examination of state Part C program coordinators’ leadership practices. We conducted a qualitative secondary analysis to explore the practices that Part C program coordinators described using in a prior study on the processes, barriers, and solutions during a systems change. The present study used two new theoretical frameworks – organizational drivers for systems change and a strengths-based orientation – to create a positive lens on leadership through which to view identified practices. We selected five interview transcriptions with five state Part C program coordinators that contained explicit reflections about leadership behaviors in systems as our primary data set. Five categories of leadership practice emerged from a progressive inductive-deductive coding process: meeting practitioners where they are, identifying leaders, establishing consistent procedures, readying professionals, and relationships. These themes aligned with organizational drivers of systems change and highlighted the consistent use of a specific type of leadership: facilitative administration. Implications for the study of systems leadership in early intervention are discussed.

Interested in preschool inclusion, but not sure where to start? This introductory guide gathers everything you need to know to launch a successful inclusive early childhood programand get critical buy-in from your whole staff. A must for leaders of early childhood programs, this reader-friendly primer reveals how inclusive education benefits all children, how school staff and parents can work as a team to make it happen, and how to knock down common barriers to inclusion. Combining the latest research with the nuts and bolts of program development, this book will help current and future early childhood leaders assemble highly effective inclusion teams and develop programs where every child learns and thrives.READ THIS BOOK TOUnderstand what inclusion is and what it looks like in practiceAssess your program's readiness for inclusionDetermine what your program needs to make inclusion workLearn which federal laws support inclusion in different early childhood settingsCollaborate with staff and parents to develop and sustain key program changesBreak through the myths and misinformation that create resistance to inclusionPRACTICAL FEATURES: Quick tips, vignettes, reflection activities, FYIs, and helpful resource lists make this an ideal preservice text and a practical team-building tool for inservice professional development.A featured book in our Successful Early Childhood Inclusion Kit!

There is a shared understanding in the field that access to learning and development, opportunities for meaningful participation with peers across settings, and systemic supports that promote education, collaboration, and communication to implement inclusion are the cornerstone of high-quality, inclusive early childhood programs. In early childhood, leaders with decisionmaking authority are in a position to encourage program-wide change toward inclusion by guiding the development of policies and procedures, facilitating a collaborative and welcoming culture that values the membership and participation of all young children, and creating an organizational system to support teachers' use of effective practices.

Institutions of higher education are increasingly relying on distance technologies to prepare teacher candidates. In early childhood special education (ECSE), a field that focuses on working with young children ages 0-8 with delays and disabilities and their families, many of these distance technologies are being used to improve teacher candidate performance at the end of their course of study. In this article, the authors offer infographic design as one way to address the need for reflective learning in online coursework for ECSE teacher candidates. The authors share a design-based approach, including reflections and recommendations for developing the assignment.

The global advocacy of resource conservation and waste management emphasizes the significance of sustainable practices, particularly in sectors such as paper manufacturing and recycling. Currently, conventional chemical methods are predominant for paper production, necessitating the use of substantial amount of toxic chemicals. This chemical-intensive approach compromises the recycled fiber quality, generates hazardous effluent causing serious ecological threats which triggers regulatory complexities for the mills. To address these challenges modern research suggests adopting sustainable eco-friendly practices such as employing enzymes. This review aims to explore the applicability of ‘laccase’ enzyme for paper recycling, investigating its properties and contribution to improved recycling practices. By delving into the potential application of laccase integration into the papermaking process, this article sheds light on the limitations inherent in traditional methods surmounted within both research and translational landscapes. Culture and process optimization studies, supporting the technological improvements and the future prospects have been documented.

Dermatophytosis has been the most common cause of superficial fungal infections which invade the keratinized tissues of body such as nail, hair, and skin, respectively. Although these infections are treatable and many commercial drugs are available that can be applied topically (clotrimazole, fluconazole, itraconazole, miconazole, voriconazole) on the infected areas but they have very low efficacy and has high probability of relapse. To increase the efficacy of treatment, the patient receives supplementary oral medicines for prolong duration that leads to hepatotoxicity. Previously, it has been reported that some wild medicinal plants possess antifungal capacity due to the presence of bioactive molecules. In present study, these phytochemicals (viz. tannins, saponins, alkaloids, flavonoids) derived from three test plants [ Acacia nilotica (babul) , Catharanthus roseus (sadabahar) and Ricinus communis (Arandi)] are used as sources of direct medicinal agents to develop an antidermatophytic drug formulation against the clinical fungal isolates associated with affected population. The mechanism of their antifungal potential of partially purified phytochemicals were analyzed using agar well diffusion method, food inhibition assessment and DNA cleavage analysis. The data revealed that the alkaloids are the most potent component possessing antifungal property that is recommended to be used to formulate topical ointment for the dermatophytic infection after competent regulatory approvals. This can be used as promising source of alternative treatment approach and as a competent substitute for chemically synthesized hepatotoxic drugs that are available in market. Graphical Abstract

Textile industrial effluent is a significant source of environmental pollution, posing serious risks to human health and ecosystem. Also, textile industry is a major consumer of water, a finite and critical natural resource thereby further aggravating environmental challenges. Current effluent treatment methodologies predominantly rely on chemical processes, which are often hazardous and generate copious amount of sludge as secondary waste which eventually contaminate environment. While microbial bioremediation has been explored in previous studies, these efforts have been largely restricted to laboratory-scale applications, with limited success at industrial-scale implementation. This study focuses on the isolation and characterization of an indigenous bacterial strain, Pseudomonas stutzeri , from textile industries, followed by its optimization for enhanced efficacy. Optimization experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of key physicochemical parameters, including pH, temperature, carbon, and nitrogen sources, on the strain’s performance under in vitro conditions. Proteomic analysis of Pseudomonas stutzeri under control and effluent-stressed conditions revealed differential protein expression, elucidating the molecular mechanisms underlying its response to stressful conditions. The optimized strain was employed for the treatment of the textile effluent at laboratory scale, followed by industrial-scale trials across multiple sites in Rajasthan, India. Effluent samples collected from in vitro and industrial trials were analyzed using high throughput analysis (UV-Vis and AAS). Comparative analysis indicated that the industrial-scale application achieved significantly higher rates of decolorization, degradation, detoxification and mitigation of hazardous components, including dyes, chemicals, and heavy metal contaminants, compared to laboratory-scale experiments. After on-site industrial trials, the pre- and post-treated effluent was analyzed using FT-IR and GC-MS. The observations from the study provided insights into the functional group transformations and identified degraded metabolites, confirming the biodegradation potential of the screened isolate. This study highlights the untapped potential of Pseudomonas stutzeri as a robust and scalable technology for the bioremediation of dye/chemical/heavy metal loaded textile effluents at industrial scale, hence can be used to promote sustainable development by water upcycling.

One of the innovative systems of delivering drugs, it provides a promising alternative to conventional and unit of fast-release preparation. Microspheres were generally characterized as a easily flowable powder, comprising synthetic polymer as well as proteins, these particles exhibit sizes between 1-1000μm. Microspheres exhibited a spherical morphology, thus their drug loading system exhibiting therapeutic effectiveness based on the properties which either alter materials, polymers, method or techniques applied. These were applied in the system of delivering drug which were formulated for acquiring sustained and rather than controlled-release formulation for better systemic availability and stability as well as act to a targeted site with predetermined rate. Microsphere encompass several types such as floating, bioadhesive, Magnetic, polymeric, radioactive microspheres which were developed with different techniques such as Solvent evaporation, Spray drying and spray congealing, Solvent extraction, Spray drying, Phase coacervation separation method, Single-phase emulsion method, Double--phase emulsion method, Quassisolvent emulsion evaporation-diffusion method. Thus, this review concludes that microsphere system of delivering drug offers a numerous advantages compared to conventional techniques, including controlled and sustained release. These systems also enable targeted drug delivery to various sites, such as ocular, intranasal, oral, and intravenous routes.